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William Rand Kenan Jr. University Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture, Emory University

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November 19, 2018

Emory Philosopher Named Gifford Lecturer in Scotland for 2020-2021→

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November 15, 2018

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January 09, 2017

Philosophy Can Teach Children What Google Can’t→

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April 30, 2015

Are We Predisposed to Believe in Religion More Than Science? →

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April 29, 2015

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December 22, 2014

Will Religion Ever Disappear?→

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May 30, 2014

7 Reasons Why It's Easier for Humans to Believe in God Than Evolution→

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November 26, 2013

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Science as a (Fragile) Cultural Adaptation→

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Study: Analytic Thinking Can Decrease Religious Belief→

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Is Religion More Natural than Science?→

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- Conversations Beyond Science and Religion with host Philip Mereton

April 15, 2012

 

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Science and Religion Readings for the Godly and the Godless→

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April 6, 2012

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Why Science Is More Fragile Than Faith→

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January 7, 2012

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Why Religion is Natural And Science is Not - Robert McCauley→

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Robert McCauley - Why Religion is Natural (And Science is Not)→

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Professor McCauley presented the Gifford Lecture: Religions and Their Cognitive Kin in the King’s College Conference Centre at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland

Noteworthy Articles

  • The Naturalness of Religion and the Unnaturalness of Science

    — Explanation and Cognition

  • Explanatory Pluralism and the Heuristic Identity Theory

    — Theory and Psychology

  • Reduction: Models of Cross-Scientific Relations and Their Implications for the Psychology-Neuroscience Interface

    — Handbook of the Philosophy of Science: Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science

  • Susceptibility to the Muller-Lyer Illusion, Theory Neutral Observation, and the Diachronic Cognitive Penetrability of the Visual Input System

    — Philosophical Psychology

  • Time Is of the Essence: Explanatory Pluralism and Accommodating Theories About Long Term Processes

    — Philosophical Psychology

  • Domesticating Scrupulosity

    — The Natural Method: Ethics, Mind, and Self

  • The Importance of Being “Ernest”

    — Creating Consilience: Integrating the Sciences and the Humanities

  • Intertheoretic Relations and the Future of Psychology

    — Philosophy of Science

Recommended Sites

  • Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture

  • EdX MOOC: Science of Religion

  • Robert’s Psychology Today blog: Why Religion Is Natural and Science Is Not

  • International Cognition and Culture Institute

  • Pascal Boyer’s website

  • Tom Lawson’s website 

  • Joe Henrich’s website

  • Harvey Whitehouse’s website

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